Thomas Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield
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Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield PC (20 October 1795-18 March 1854), known as the Viscount Anson from 1818 to 1831, was a British Whig politician.
Anson was the eldest son of Thomas Anson, 1st Viscount Anson, and his wife Anne Margaret, daughter of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. Major-General the Hon. George Anson was his younger brother. He was elected to the House of Commons for Great Yarmouth in June 1818, but had to resign the seat already the following month on the death of his father and his succession to viscountcy of Anson. Anson later served under Lord Grey and Lord Melbourne as Master of the Buckhounds from 1830 to 1834 and under Melbourne as Postmaster General from 1835 to 1841. He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1830 and in 1831 he was created Earl of Lichfield, of Lichfield in the County of Stafford, in William IV's coronation honours.
Lord Lichfield married Louisa Catherine, daughter of Nathaniel Philips, in 1819. They had four sons and four daughters. His second son the Hon. Augustus Anson was a soldier and his fourth son the Right Reverend the Hon. Adelbert John Robert Anson was a clergyman and served as Bishop of Qu'Apelle in Canada. Lord Lichfield died in March 1854, aged 58, and was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas. Lady Lichfield died in 1879.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edmund Knowles Lacon William Loftus |
Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth with Charles Edmund Rumbold 1818 |
Succeeded by Charles Edmund Rumbold George Anson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by The Lord Maryborough |
Master of the Buckhounds 1830–1834 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Chesterfield |
| Preceded by The Marquess Conyngham |
Postmaster General 1835–1841 |
Succeeded by Viscount Lowther |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Anson |
Viscount Anson 1818–1854 |
Succeeded by Thomas George Anson |
| Preceded by New creation |
Earl of Lichfield 1831–1854 |
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